17.1% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Latrobe - Gippsland · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Latrobe - Gippsland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteering rates than most areas define Latrobe - Gippsland, where 17.1% of people give their time to help others. While this is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The area has a strong volunteering culture, with 17.1% of residents helping out, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, as 14.3% of people provide unpaid care, a little above the national figure. Housework is also a significant commitment for 25.0% of residents, which is well above both the state and national figures, though slightly fewer people (24.4%) care for children unpaid compared to most other areas.
14.3% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 96% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
A higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force than in most similar places, with 3.5% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Latrobe - Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/205/latrobe-gippsland/topic/community